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Patagonia Frontiers offers itineraries for one to two week fly fishing trips that provide a well-rounded, exciting mix of daily outings for brown and rainbow trout in a wide variety of local waters. We also offer horseback vacations and outings that range from simple trail rides to multi-day horse packing trips that traverse valleys, cross rivers, and camp at the edge of glaciers. If you'd like the comfort of a bed each night, enjoy one of our boat- supported horseback journeys. Whichever trip you select there will be opportunities for cross-cultural sharing with our Chilean friends and neighbors who live and work frontier homesteads throughout the area.
Our ranch is located in the Soler Valley along the water's edge of Lago Plomo in the Aisen Region of Patagonia, Chile. The waters of Lago Plomo are the furthest western extension of South America's second largest lake, Lago General Carrera. The 2000+ acre ranch is situated in the center of an immense, wild landscape of crystalline lakes, deep blue rivers, mountain streams, broad valleys, ancient forests and spectacular, glaciated peaks. The ranch is the western sentinel to over 400 square miles of navigable lake waters and gateway to a vast mountain wilderness encompassing the national parks of the Northern Patagonia Icefield and the numerous adjacent ranges.
Many of our guests arrive overland from the regional capital of Coyhaique (pop. 43,000) to the picturesque village of Puerto Bertrand (pop. 127). Puerto Bertrand marks the headwaters of Chile's largest river and world-renowned fly fishing destination, the Rio Baker. From the village dock it is a ten-mile boat ride to our dock and the main ranch house. Some guests choose to use floatplane and charter flights for more direct access. The ranch is only accessible by boat, or by floatplane. There are no roads here. This splendid isolation guarantees our guest's exclusive privacy.
Your hosts at the ranch are long-time friends and associates John Hauf and Jim Ferguson. John has lived in Chile since 1989 when he founded NOLS Patagonia, a wilderness-oriented, non-profit, educational institution that during his tenure as director came to serve over three hundred students each year from around the world. Jim has a successful international career in outdoor education and mountain guiding that spans more than 20 years. He is currently focused on his childhood passion for fly fishing. Jim has been featured in the fly fishing magazines American Angler and The Angling Report.
Life at the ranch is rustic but comfortable. We offer simple accommodations with wholesome food and a modest cellar of excellent wines. We can readily accommodate up to eight guests, but have hosted larger groups. Enjoy an early morning coffee in the kitchen, an afternoon stroll through the fruit orchard and around the barn and corrals, or a mountain sunset from beside a fire on the beach. The atmosphere is informal, flexible and adaptive to your wishes. Whether you choose an established itinerary or create one of your own, our commitment is to accommodating your interests and to providing you, your family, and your friends with a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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